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Title: That told me...
Post by: Nickbat on 12 November 2009, 16:00:51
My son just got home from school. He's quite a chatterbox.

"Dad, when you leave a room you must turn out the light."

"You shouldn't have the heating on very much, you should wrap up in blankets."

"You shouldn't drive your car except on long journeys and you shouldn't fly or use rockets, 'cos it puts bad things into the air."

Me: "What bad things?"

"Can't remember what it was called."

Me: "Where did you learn all this?"

"In class today".

He's just turned [size=16]5[/size] and most of his reception classmates are just [size=16]4[/size] years old.

Never to young to receive the Greenie message, it would seem.

 ::) ::) ::)
Title: Re: That told me...
Post by: STMO999 on 12 November 2009, 16:16:05
My lad came home with this all this stuff a while back. I told him to tell his teacher to teach him maths and english and I would look after his social conscience.

When he came home the next night he said that he couldn't remember what I'd said so he told his teacher that his dad said she was talking rubbish.

Cant wait for parents evening. :o
Title: Re: That told me...
Post by: waspy on 12 November 2009, 16:25:25
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you shouldn't fly or use rockets, 'cos it puts bad things into the air."


Fly rockets hey Nickbat, how often do you do that ;D
Title: Re: That told me...
Post by: Gaffers on 12 November 2009, 16:26:56
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My lad came home with this all this stuff a while back. I told him to tell his teacher to teach him maths and english and I would look after his social conscience.

When he came home the next night he said that he couldn't remember what I'd said so he told his teacher that his dad said she was talking rubbish.

Cant wait for parents evening. :o

PMSL!  He's definitely a chip off the old block then!  ;D
Title: Re: That told me...
Post by: bob.dent on 12 November 2009, 16:28:33
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My lad came home with this all this stuff a while back. I told him to tell his teacher to teach him maths and english and I would look after his social conscience.

When he came home the next night he said that he couldn't remember what I'd said so he told his teacher that his dad said she was talking rubbish.

Cant wait for parents evening. :o

Looks like he got it about right then Steve!! :y
Title: Re: That told me...
Post by: Brick Tamland on 12 November 2009, 16:31:41
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My lad came home with this all this stuff a while back. I told him to tell his teacher to teach him maths and english and I would look after his social conscience.

When he came home the next night he said that he couldn't remember what I'd said so he told his teacher that his dad said she was talking rubbish.

Cant wait for parents evening. :o


Make sure he gets what he wants for christmass ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: That told me...
Post by: Richie London on 12 November 2009, 16:45:40
i took my son out of religious education 5 years ago, told them i would take them to court if they forced him to learn any other religion but his own. in the 5 years he was there his class learnt every other religion but the COE. he had an extra hr doing IT instead.
Title: Re: That told me...
Post by: cruisetopoland on 12 November 2009, 16:52:15
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i took my son out of religious education 5 years ago, told them i would take them to court if they forced him to learn any other religion but his own. in the 5 years he was there his class learnt every other religion but the COE. he had an extra hr doing IT instead.

I recently wrote to my school to let them know the most useful part of my entire education was their idea of taking us all around every religious site in the city to take part in their culture, as part of RE.  We went to various temples and mosques over the weeks-seeing normal people worshipping, not the extremists we hear so much about.  It had a profound effect on my understanding.

My Mother is a COE vicar and fully supported the idea.
I would rather pull a child out of IT and get them to relate to a person not a "thing"....

Not a criticism, just another point of view  ;)
Title: Re: That told me...
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 12 November 2009, 17:57:40
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My lad came home with this all this stuff a while back. I told him to tell his teacher to teach him maths and english and I would look after his social conscience.

When he came home the next night he said that he couldn't remember what I'd said so he told his teacher that his dad was talking rubbish.

Cant wait for parents evening. :o

Lol, even your sibling has your card marked!  ;D ;D
Title: Re: That told me...
Post by: albitz on 12 November 2009, 17:59:26
Another possible cause for concern regarding educational indoctrination of children is the governments announcement last week that in the near future pupils from the age of 5 upwards will be taught about sex,drugs and relationships, and parents will not have the right to have their children excluded from these lessons.
Title: Re: That told me...
Post by: Tony H on 12 November 2009, 18:21:41
Brain washing and indoctrination is most effective when it is started at an early age.  :o >:( >:(
Title: Re: That told me...
Post by: Del Boy on 12 November 2009, 18:50:15
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i took my son out of religious education 5 years ago, told them i would take them to court if they forced him to learn any other religion but his own. in the 5 years he was there his class learnt every other religion but the COE. he had an extra hr doing IT instead.
School won't allow my son to do anything else, all they say is it's compulsary, he usually goes to McDonalds whenever he has it which doesn't bother me to be honest, he has been on numerous reports for it too, I have asked if he could do something more productive but they said to me he simply has to do it.
Title: Re: That told me...
Post by: Richie London on 12 November 2009, 18:56:16
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i took my son out of religious education 5 years ago, told them i would take them to court if they forced him to learn any other religion but his own. in the 5 years he was there his class learnt every other religion but the COE. he had an extra hr doing IT instead.

I recently wrote to my school to let them know the most useful part of my entire education was their idea of taking us all around every religious site in the city to take part in their culture, as part of RE.  We went to various temples and mosques over the weeks-seeing normal people worshipping, not the extremists we hear so much about.  It had a profound effect on my understanding.

My Mother is a COE vicar and fully supported the idea.
I would rather pull a child out of IT and get them to relate to a person not a "thing"....

Not a criticism, just another point of view  ;)


i have no time for religion at all. as long as its not thrown in my face i dont give a hoot about it.
Title: Re: That told me...
Post by: Del Boy on 12 November 2009, 18:58:47
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i took my son out of religious education 5 years ago, told them i would take them to court if they forced him to learn any other religion but his own. in the 5 years he was there his class learnt every other religion but the COE. he had an extra hr doing IT instead.

I recently wrote to my school to let them know the most useful part of my entire education was their idea of taking us all around every religious site in the city to take part in their culture, as part of RE.  We went to various temples and mosques over the weeks-seeing normal people worshipping, not the extremists we hear so much about.  It had a profound effect on my understanding.

My Mother is a COE vicar and fully supported the idea.
I would rather pull a child out of IT and get them to relate to a person not a "thing"....
Not a criticism, just another point of view  ;)
I couldn't agree less with that   :-/
Title: Re: That told me...
Post by: Nickbat on 12 November 2009, 19:17:10
The more I think about this, the more insidious I find it.

At the age of 5:

My son does not have a driving licence.
He has not, at least to my knowledge, booked any flights.
He cannot operate the central heating programmer.
He can barely reach the light switches.

In other words, he was learning about behaviour which is not in his control, and will not be for many a year.

Then it struck me. All this he listened to today in class was not for his benefit at all. It was to ensure that it got back to his parents. In other words, using children to influence adult behaviour. :o

Is that ethical? Or is it exploiting kids' innocent acceptance of anything a teacher says?

I am feeling increasingly uncomfortable about this. :( 
Title: Re: That told me...
Post by: KillerWatt on 12 November 2009, 21:33:15
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I am feeling increasingly uncomfortable about this. :( 
It gets worse than that.......

A couple of years ago, our youngest (9 at the time) told his mother she was breaking the law and driving dangerously.

When the conversation was pushed, mum stated that she was aware that she was doing more than 30mph, but then asked our youngest why her driving was apparently dangerous.

Youngest son stated that the speedo said 35, and that was dangerous.

Mum pushes youngest slightly further and asks why 35mph is dangerous, youngest admitted he did not know  :o

Now if anything, it alarms me much more that people are making statements without actually knowing why they are making them.
Title: Re: That told me...
Post by: Dishevelled Den on 13 November 2009, 10:41:40
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I am feeling increasingly uncomfortable about this. :( 
It gets worse than that.......

A couple of years ago, our youngest (9 at the time) told his mother she was breaking the law and driving dangerously.

When the conversation was pushed, mum stated that she was aware that she was doing more than 30mph, but then asked our youngest why her driving was apparently dangerous.

Youngest son stated that the speedo said 35, and that was dangerous.

Mum pushes youngest slightly further and asks why 35mph is dangerous, youngest admitted he did not know  :o

Now if anything, it alarms me much more that people are making statements without actually knowing why they are making them.


...music to the ears of the state intelligence gathering community K.

It's taken a long time but the machinery is now in place thanks to concerns over the environment, financial and state security - it all came together beautifully - you would almost think it was planned, nurtured and hatched when appropriate.
Title: Re: That told me...
Post by: jereboam on 13 November 2009, 15:39:40
"It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen."

25½ years on, but we're getting there... :( :( :(
Title: Re: That told me...
Post by: Dishevelled Den on 13 November 2009, 16:16:29
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"It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen."

25½ years on, but we're getting there... :( :( :(


It's my very sad duty to inform you J that we've all but arrived.